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Meet Bronagh Miskelly

ORIGINALLY FROM the north of Ireland, Bronagh Miskelly is now based in London, where she works as a knitwear designer, technical editor, writer and teacher.

Bronagh has created many designs for The Knitter, and her elegant shawls are always a delight. We were interested to discover how Bronagh finds ideas for her shawl patterns, so we caught up with her to explore her design process.

Can you tell us the stories behind some of your most recent designs?

“Inspiration, especially for shawls, usually comes from a combination of the yarn I want to use, and images from nature, landscape or other areas of design. This goes back to one of my

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